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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Students Turn to Meditation For End of Semester Stress-Relief

The end of the semester is here and many students are consumed by final exams and research papers. Some are turning to meditation for the supportive community and outlet it provides to relieve the stress and anxiety.

“Meditation helps you to focus on your inner life with your outer life, making it come together. It also can generate a sense of peace and connection with the Divine or with God,” said Ginny Murphy, a Mills College alumna and the off-campus adviser for the Workers of Faith club. “It generally reduces stress because you can sit in the knowledge of who you are and the knowledge of the Divine. It helps you gain a better prospective of life’s daily tasks and who you are as a person.” (More)

Source: The Mills College Campanil

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